SALT PLAINS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
WEEKLY WATERFOWL SURVEY
DATE: 2/1/24 OBSERVER: Hensley, Kasson, Robell, Kildow, Guffy TEMP: 48
WIND: SSE 7-9 WEATHER: cloudy LAKE LEVEL/CONDITIONS: 1125.5’ no ice
DUCKS
Gadwall 126
Mallard 1,648
Merganser, Hooded 45
Merganser, Common 70
Northern Pintail 221
Northern Shoveler 92
Ring-Necked Duck 120
Teal, Green-Winged 306
Unidentified 792
TOTAL DUCKS 3,420
GEESE
Canada, Large 448
Canada, Small 14,662
Snow/Blue/Ross 1,893
Greater White-Fronted 73
Unidentified 964
TOTAL GEESE 18,040
CRANES
Sandhill Crane 3,296
SHOREBIRDS
Greater Yellowlegs 3
MARSH AND WATER BIRDS
American Coot 7
Heron, Great Blue 2
Pelican, American White 51
Swan, Trumpeter* 16
TERNS AND GULLS
Gull, Herring 2
Gull, Ring-Billed 556
RAPTORS
Northern Harrier 6
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-Tailed Hawk 12
Bald Eagle (Mature) 19
Bald Eagle (Immature) 19
American Kestrel 1
Prairie Falcon 1
OTHER BIRDS
Belted Kingfisher 1
Great-horned Owl 1
Loggerhead Shrike 1
Northern Bobwhite Quail 9
Mourning Dove 9
American Crow 5
Red-Wing Blackbird 200
